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Bronco Football unveils new uniforms
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After winning the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Boise State Bronco football team has catapulted itself into the national spotlight. With fives games expected to be televised on ESPN this fall and what Boise States anticipates will be a larger national fan base as a result of winning one of the greatest football games of all-time, it wants to look sharp.
“We believe more people will watch and be fans of Boise State football now more than ever,” Head Coach Chris Petersen said. “This is an exciting time for Bronco football and this is just one step we’ve taken to enhance this program.”
As a result the Broncos unveiled new uniforms May 19 at the grand opening of the new Bronco Shop in downtown Boise. Boise State de-emphasized orange in favor of more blue and white in its new Nike football uniforms for 2007. Fans will now see Boise State wear all blue at home and all white on the road, with orange accents.
“Every few years it’s good to change,” Petersen said. “Young recruits and players here appreciate that. They want to go with the newest fashion. They want to have a very updated look.”
It has been three years since Boise State last updated its uniforms. The Broncos have been recognizable in college football with some of the most colorful and unique uniforms in the country. “We’re well known for the blue turf, but we’re also very recognizable because of our uniforms,” Petersen said. “We’re not trying to move away from that with not as much orange, but we wanted to look a little sharper and cleaner because that is what young kids like.”
During the 2006 season the Broncos wore orange pants on the road and had heavy orange accents in their all-blue home uniforms.
“We’ve talked about possibly mixing up the uniforms both on the road and at home, but nothing has been decided on that yet,” Petersen said. “We’re confident the fans will love the new uniforms and we’re really excited about that.”
Boise State Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier wore one of the new uniforms as they were unveiled to the crowd and is excited about the change.
“These new uniforms are just one more step that helps us make this one of the top programs in the country,” Bleymaier said. “Our program will no doubt be more recognizable and we want to look good.”
TATE CASTLETON
Assistant Sports Editor
